Developer to buy mall
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a $9.2 million sale of the Cloverleaf Mall site at its meeting this week. But because the county owns only 37 acres of the site, another 46 acres will have to be purchased first by the county and then resold to Crosland, a Charlotte, N.C....
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Planning commission still waiting for watershed data
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      The Chesterfield Planning Commission will have to wait two more months to know how much more development it can recommend without threatening the Swift Creek Reservoir as a source of drinking water. "Is this the information we've been waiting for?" asked Matoaca Planning Commissioner Wayne Bass as...
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Ellis murder prompts General Assembly bill
      Delegate Katherine Waddell, who represents the 68th District that includes part of Chesterfield, has proposed a bill in the General Assembly that would expand the state's Amber Alert system by including all students who attend secondary schools in Virginia.
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Proposal could impact county's crime funding
By Gergana Bobeva CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE
      Lower violent crime rates could mean the Chesterfield Police Department will receive a smaller increase in state funding under a plan proposed by Gov. Timothy Kaine. The plan, which is part of the governor's budget bill, would change the way funding for public safety is distributed among localitie...
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